Variability of stratospheric water vapor inferred from SAGE II, HALOE, and Boulder (Colorado) balloon measurements

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4121-4133

  Chiou, Er Woon ^a,b,c   Thomason, L W ^d   Chu, W P ^d  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c ADNET SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CORRELATION METHODS; HYGROMETERS; OSCILLATIONS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VAPORS;

BALLOON MEASUREMENTS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; STRATOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; TROPICAL ZONAL MEAN TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BALLOON OBSERVATION; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

BOULDER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748776550     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3841.1     Document Type: Article

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